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Anyone got spare wood to knock on? Because #Boston might break a record for fewest homicides – again.
a thread: 🧵
ALT Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor
Overall violent crime and homicides have continued to drop in 2024 in the U.S., after a spike during COVID.
When compared with other cities, Boston has fared pretty well: In 2023, Washington reported 274 homicides, Baltimore had 259, and San Francisco 53.
Read the full story with graphics at @csmonitor csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/20…
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Chinatowns across the U.S. are struggling. This man is on a 300-city tour to save them -- and Chinese restaurants like the one he grew up in.
By @troydoesnews:
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The U.S. housing market was short 4.9 million housing units in 2023 relative to mid-2000s, @elenaspatel, Aastha Rajan, and @NatalieTomeh calculate. brookings.edu/articles/make-…
This is sad. Basic Black is the longest-running program on public television focusing on the interests of people of color.
Damn. GBH laying off over 30 staffers and "immediately" ceasing production of TV shows Greater Boston, Talking Politics and Basic Black wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-…
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Damn. GBH laying off over 30 staffers and "immediately" ceasing production of TV shows Greater Boston, Talking Politics and Basic Black wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-…
I spoke with two couples who were among the first same-sex marriages in Massachusetts, 20 years ago today.
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I was told experiencing a total solar eclipse was a lonely, existential experience. I found something else. csmonitor.com/Science/2024/0…
The 47-year-old Francis Scott Key Bridge had passed its structural integrity tests in “fair” condition since 2008, but bridges built since the 1990s are required to have stronger supports.
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I spoke to maritime experts about the collapse of the bridge in Baltimore after a cargo ship struck it. Experts say such collisions are rare, but improvements can be made.
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The passage of the Moon's shadow over Vermont
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#eclipse2024
#NIMBY can be a powerful force in wealthy areas. Here is what happens when neighbors say yes.
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Are you a working parent in need of hashtag #childcare? So are many other families. Are you a childcare worker who can barely afford the rent on your wages? You're not alone.
Child care in the U.S. is in crisis, with high prices for parents and low wages for child care providers. In Connecticut, one solution is to provide rent-free housing for those caring for small children. bit.ly/4a9ddhP
The childcare system in the US is in crisis, with high prices for parents and low wages for providers. In Connecticut, one solution is to provide rent-free workforce housing.
csmonitor.com/USA/Education/…